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Selenga

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Selenga , river, 616 mi (992 km) long, rising in the Khangai Mts., NW Republic of Mongolia, and flowing east, then north, across the Mongolian-Russian border to Lake Baykal; the Orkhon River is its main tributary. The Selenga, navigable from May to October, is Mongolia's chief river; its role as a transportation artery decreased with the advent of the Trans-Baykal RR. Ulan-Ude, an important Russian rail junction, river port, and industrial center, is the largest city on the river.

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Selenge

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Selenge, Mongolia‐Russia A river, also spelt Selenga, rising in Mongolia with a name derived from the Evenki sele ‘yellow’, a reference to the yellow hue of the iron ore deposits along its course. It is also the name of a province and town in Mongolia.

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